widely, until a plague of boll weevils entirely destroyed the crop, and no cotton 

 was planted except for a few small plots at the Estacion Agronomica, Santiago de 

 las Vegas. Wild treecotton plants remained to furnish the boll weevil with a food 

 supply, but later the larger cotton trees in Western Cuba were destroyed by a 

 series of hurricanes. From 1908 to May 1912, no boll weevils have been found 

 on the cotton at Estacion Agronomica. At Artemisa, cotton entirely free from the 

 boll weevil has been cultivated from 1909 to 1912, the grower attributing his 

 success largely to the fact that the cotton was planted towards the end of the 

 rainy season in October or November, and harvested in the spring, before the 

 rains began. No boll weevils have been discovered to date, except near Cienfuegos 

 in Central Chapana, where in February 1914, 3 cotton plants were found to be 

 attacked. Cotton is not grown commercially there, and no other plants in the 

 neighborhood seemed to be injured. Eight adult boll weevils were collected, 6 of 

 which were destroyed a few days later by the ant Solenopsis geminata. 



In March 1914, the author visited Kingston, Jamaica, and reported that no 

 boll weevils were to be found on any of the varieties of cotton grown there. 



1914 - Worsham, E. L. The Mexican cotton boll weevil. Ga. State Bd. Ent. B. 39, 

 24 p., 1 fig., 7 pi. Feb. Atlanta. 



The cotton boll weevil reached a point about 6 miles from Georgia in the 

 autumn of 1913. The average rate of extension of the pest is about 65 miles a 

 year, and it is estimated that in 1916 or 1917, the weevil will become generally 

 destructive in the State. 



1916 - Anonymous. Pests and diseases of cotton and their control. Agr. News 

 15(368):182-183. June 3. Barbados. 



"Importations from the United States might introduce the Mexican cotton boll 

 weevil into the West Indian Islands, though its importance there might not be so 

 great as in the Southern States." 



1916 - Riggs, W. M. Report of the South Carolina Boll Weevil Commission. S. C. Agr, 

 Expt. Sta. B. 20, 23 p. Nov. 23, 1916. Clemson. 



Reviews the conditions as regards A. grandis in other States and discusses 

 the inevitable results of the probable introduction of this weevil into South 

 Carolina. Intelligent cooperation amongst the community is urged in order to 

 make all possible provision for meeting the first of weevil infestation and to 

 prevent disaster due to the initial panic following the first crop failure. 



The general aspects of the boll weevil question dealt with include the life 

 history of the pest, the record of its spread in the United States, climatic and 

 other conditions of South Carolina as compared with other States, and the cultural 

 methods that are the only known means of control in infested fields. 



The effects of boll weevil infestation are discussed, with its bearing upon 

 cotton production, oil mills, and ginneries, as well as upon labor and land values, 

 together with the changes in agricultural methods which the presence of the 

 weevil entails. The importance of hastening the growth of plants so as to insure 

 a large crop of bolls by the middle of July is emphasized, and simple directions 

 are given for following scientific methods of cultivation which will represent a 

 good investment while no weevils are present and will check their numbers when 

 they do become introduced. The report closes with general observations, sug- 

 gestions, and recommendations to be followed in preparation for boll weevil 

 conditions. 



1916 - Worsham, E. L. Ga. State Bd. Ent. B. 44, 22 p., 4 fig., 7 pi. Mar. Atlanta. 

 A . grandis was first recorded in Georgia on August 25, 1915, when a 

 specimen was taken at Thomasville. By Nov. 16, 1915, records were made in 

 about 40 counties in most of which the insect was abundant. The introduction into 

 Georgia was due to the high winds which occurred for a few days before its 

 appearance. The area of new territory covered by the weevil in 1915 was esti- 

 mated at 86,000 square miles. 



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